Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly driving off with a automotive that they had taken for a take a look at drive from a used automotive supplier showroom in Delhi’s Karol Bagh, police stated Monday.
On October 27, the accused — Vikas, alias Sonu, and Mohit — arrived on the automotive showroom on Arya Samaj Highway in Karol Bagh and allegedly took a Ford Endeavour on a take a look at drive, police stated. They had been accompanied by Rajinder, who works on the outlet as a driver. “In the course of the journey, Vikas and Mohit stopped the automotive halfway and requested Rajinder to verify the engine. However as quickly as he stepped out, the 2 drove away,” stated M Harsha Vardhan, DCP, Central Delhi.
A devoted staff, led by Inspector Raghuveer Singh and comprising Sub-Inspector Surender, Assistant Sub-Inspector Yajurvander Sharma, Head Constables Rajveer, Anuj, Ravi, Amit, Robin, and Jabeer, together with Constables Lalit, Devi, Mahinder, Ravi and Ronak, launched an intensive investigation.
On Saturday, the accused had been tracked all the way down to a location close to Sonepat on the Delhi-Rohtak freeway in Haryana. The stolen SUV was recovered following a raid on the location, police stated.
DCP Vardhan shared that in questioning, Sonu disclosed his earlier felony historical past and revealed their plan to make use of the stolen automotive to commit against the law and stage it as an accident to cowl their tracks. “Their motive was to assist Mohit take revenge towards a relative who had filed circumstances towards him,” stated the officer.
Sonu was booked in numerous circumstances, together with tried homicide, rape and beneath the Arms Act, the DCP stated.
